Highest gdpPercap

49357.2

(Norway)

Lowest gdpPercap

241.2

(Congo, Dem. Rep.)

Average gdpPercap

6310.9
Map of countries by GDP Per capita
Top 10 countries by gdpPercap
GDP Growth Over Time (Interactive)
GDP per Capita: Pakistan, China, India
Mean GDP per Capita and Log10 GDP per Capita by Continent
Summary Insights
  • The data shows a direct relationship between GDP per capita and life expectancy.
  • Countries with higher GDP also have higher life expectancy.
  • Poor countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have the lowest life expectancy.
  • Life expectancy is below 50 years in least developed countries

The data used in this dashbaoard is shown below and can be downloaded as a CSV.

This is from the r Gapminder package and is originally sources from the Gapminder foundation.

The Gapminder Foundation is a non-profit venture registered in Stockholm, Sweden, that promotes sustainable global development and achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by increased use and understanding of statistics and other information about social, economic, and environmental development at local, national, and global levels.[1] Gapminder was founded in 2005 by Ola Rosling, Anna Rosling Rönnlund, and Hans Rosling.[2] The name Gapminder was derived from the “Mind the Gap” warning messages on the London Underground An example of one of Hans Rosling’s Video is shown below